Govindpura, Pakistan
Govindpura
گووند پورہ | |
|---|---|
| Basti Bukhari بستی بخاریان | |
  Govindpura  Govindpura | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′52″N 70°55′22″E / 30.447653°N 70.922914°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Kot Addu |
| Tehsil | Kot Addu |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Govindpura (Urdu, Punjabi: گووند پورہ), officially Basti Bukhari (Urdu, Punjabi: بستی بخاریان), is a village in the Kot Addu Tehsil of the Kot Addu District of Punjab, Pakistan.[1] The village was renamed as Basti Bukharian.
Famous Indian athlete Milkha Singh was born this village in 1929, before the Partition of India in 1947.
References
- ^ D'Souza, Dipti Nagpaul (23 June 2013). "Will over matter". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.